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    Directories and moving files/applications

    Wld appreciate advise.
    I am building up an application for our tool rental company.

    Question 1:
    Am I supposed to have a different directory for the data files, scripts, layouts, etc; ie. everything I input to A5, as opposed the the A5 program itself. If so, how? (This was deemed necessary in A4, and I only found out when things were messed up!)

    Question 2: (Same kind of subject)
    I am building up this app, as much as possible, in modules. eg. the contract module involves tables of clients, firms, machines; as does the invoice module. The spare parts module will use separate tables, etc; and thus can be a separate module
    I would like to build up the application on one computor, but use it on another. I need to start to use the application on essential modules, and then be able to add sophistication and cure problems later. I want to do that without stopping work on our fron desk computor.
    I think that networks might be pretty far above my learning curve for now! Would it be practical to buy another A5 single user program, install it on the front desk machine, and use the cd rewriter of the rear desk machine to transfer the parts of the application to the front machine as I build it. Obviously I want the cheapest best solution, and using runtime A5 seems more expensive. I do not anticipate trying to sell the application.
    If my files were in a seperate directory would that be better, for this transfer.

    Brian.
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    RE: Directories and moving files/applications

    Brian

    IMHO the safest way to operate is to locate everything related to a database in a separate folder. It does not matter where the folder is located on the hard disk and if you need to transfer to another computer you just copy the folder and it's contents. Anything else can leave you prone to problems.

    for example I tend to keep my various database projects in separate folders under "c:my documentsdatabases" which works fine under most versions of windows (98, me etc) However I recently upgraded to XP Pro which sets up individual accounts on the pc so now even though it was an upgrade and I did not move or touch my data it is now stored under:

    "C:Documents and SettingsGlen SchildMy DocumentsDatabases"

    When I first fired up A5 after the upgrade it could not find any of the projects! A simple "open database" from the file menu was all that was needed to open and back to normal.

    Hope this helps

    Glen Schild
    Glen Schild



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      #3
      RE: Directories and moving files/applications

      oops forgot to tag the "" previously
      Glen Schild



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        #4
        RE: Directories and moving files/applications

        Glen,
        Thanks for the advice.
        Sounds like I was advised to do in A4, and it then worked fine.
        How do I sort it so the files, etc, I generate go into a separate file?

        Brian

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          RE: Directories and moving files/applications

          Go into Windows Explorer, and navigate to c:program filesa5v4. Right
          click on it and select new. Then type in an appropriate name for the
          folder that relates to your application. This will place an appropriate
          ly named folder 1 step down from A5v4. Then execute A5 and select new file/database. That will bring up a mini windows explorer, then
          navigate to the new folder and type in a name for the new database and
          click "OK" or whatever the positive response is. Then procede to design
          the new database.

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            RE: Directories and moving files/applications

            Brian,

            Go into Windows Explorer, and navigate to c:program filesa5v4. Right
            click on it and select new. Then type in an appropriate name for the
            folder that relates to your application. This will place an appropriate
            ly named folder 1 step down from A5v4. Then execute A5 and select new file/database. That will bring up a mini windows explorer, then
            navigate to the new folder and type in a name for the new database and
            click "OK" or whatever the positive response is. Then procede to design
            the new database.

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              #7
              RE: Directories and moving files/applications

              When you add stuff on one computer and then transfer the changes to another make sure that you dont overwrite the data files, memos or indexes

              russ

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                #8
                RE: Directories and moving files/applications

                When I add changes to the app, the first thing I do is to copy the
                original app and all data (another words the entire app folder) to a
                temp folder. Then delete the original app, copy the modified app to
                that folder. Then go into the app and append (unique only) the dat
                from the temp folder.

                efs

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                  RE: Directories and moving files/applications

                  Thanks,
                  Thanks to everybody who resoponded. I think that I have now got got it sorted and ok.

                  Brian

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